[Solved] 2 Easy Ways to Record Lync Meetings with High Quality on Windows/Mac

Lynn Hu
Nov 04, 2021 / Updated by Lynn Hu to Record Video

How to Record Microsoft Lync meetings? No matter you want to take notes of the online meetings or send the important content to those who are absent, recording Lync meetings is a very important thing. Especially nowadays when the online conference become popular after the epidemic of COVID-19.

Luckily, it provides a built-in screen recorder to record Lync meetings as the host or attendee. But it also has some limitations. So this article will introduce another easy way to record Lync meetings. No matter you want to record audio, video, instant messaging, PowerPoint presentations, or live events, you can learn these two efficient ways with detailed steps in this article.

How to Record Lync Meetings through the Built-in Recorder

Although Microsoft Lync is the old version of Skype, it also provides a default screen capture to record Lync meetings with all the basic functions. In addition to the meeting host, participants can also record Lync meetings if allowed. Please follow the detailed steps below:

Step 1.Launch Lync software on your computer and enter the desired meeting. Then you will see the "More" button with three dots at the bottom-right corner. Click this button and then click the "Start Recording" button to record Lync meetings. If you are an attendee, you can ask the host to turn on the screen recording permission for you. (This rule also works if you want to record a Zoom meeting as a participant.)

Start Recording Lync Mettings

Step 2.After that, you can pause and stop the recording freely. Click the "More" button again. Later, click the "Stop Recording" button to finish the recording. They will be automatically saved on your computer.

Stop Recording Lync Mettings

Step 3.You can see all the recordings on the "Microsoft Lync Recording Manager" account. Or you can go to "C:Users(your user name) Lync Recordings" folder to find all the Lync recordings. You can choose to play, share, and delete them.

Lync Recording Manager  

Cons of Using the Default Lync Recorder

  • Only provide 800 × 600 resolution with 10 fps frame rate to record Lync meetings in relatively low quality.
  • The recordings will only be saved in WMV format, which makes them difficult to share with colleagues and play on other devices. (Or you can convert WMV to MP4 or WMV to MP3 quickly here.)
  • The file sizes of the recordings from Lync are always too large, which makes trouble in saving them on your computer or mobile. Or you can reduce large video size here.
  • The participants can only record Lync meetings with permission from the host.
  • Unable to record the screen and audio of Lync when someone is using the telephone.
  • Your Unlimited Way to Record Lync Meetings on Windows and Mac

    To solve all the limitations mentioned before, you just need to free download AnyRec Screen Recorder for Windows/Mac. With this versatile screen recorder, you can record meetings on Lync with 1080p resolution and the maximum 60 fps for playing smoothly or uploading on Facebook. You can also add annotations to take notes in real time. Learn more about its features below.

    Screen Recorder
    Lync Meeting Recorder

    Record Lync meetings with the full-screen or a selected region freely.

    Able to record the system sound, microphone, and webcam of yourself.

    Provide editing tools to add annotations in real time for taking notes easily.

    Hotkeys to start, pause, and stop recording Lync meetings at any time.

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    Here you can learn the detailed steps to record Lync meetings:

    Step 1.Free download AnyRec Screen Recorder and launch it on your computer. Click the "Video Recorder" button on the main interface to enter the next window and record online meetings.

    Screen Recorder

    Step 2.Now you can click the "Full" button to capture the whole screen. Or you can click the "Custom" button to record the desired part on Lync. Then turn on the Microphone, System Sound, and Webcam according to your need.

    Select Recording Area

    Step 3.Before you start recording on Lync, you can click the "Record Settings" button and adjust the video parameters in the "Output" pane. Change the video quality, frame rate, and export format to keep a high quality of the recordings. Then click the "OK" button and click the "REC" button.

    Output Preferences

    Step 4.After that, you can preview and clip the extra part of Lync recordings. At last, click the "Save" button to choose the storage path to save them.

    Save Lync Recordings

    This is not only an efficient to record meetings on Lync, but also an available method for recording on Skype for Business - the updated version of Lync. Just have a try now!

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    FAQs of Recording Lync Meetings

    Conclusion

    This article has introduced two efficient methods to record Lync meetings. Although it provides a default screen recorder, the Lync recordings are recorded in very low quality, and the recordings are saved in WMV format for Windows. In this case, you'd better use AnyRec Screen Reorder to record video meetings on Lync with high quality. If you still have questions, feel free to contact us.

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